Shloka 19
मुद्गलोपाख्यानम् — व्रीहिद्रोणदानं, दुर्वाससः परीक्षा, स्वर्गगुणप्रश्नः
Mudgala Episode: Rice-measure Charity, Durvāsas’ Test, Inquiry on Heaven
ऊर्ध्वमाक्रममाणाश्ष शरजालेन वारिता: । विसर्पमाणा भल्लैक्ष वार्यन्ते सव्यसाचिना,जब वे ऊपरकी ओर उड़ने लगते तब अर्जुनके बाणोंके जालसे उनकी गति रुक जाती थी, और जब इधर-उधर भागने लगते तब सव्यसाची अर्जुनके भलल नामक बाण उन्हें आगे बढ़नेसे रोकते थे
Ūrdhvam ākramaṇāḥ śarajālena vāritāḥ | Visarpamāṇā bhallaiś ca vāryante Savyasācinā ||
毗湿摩耶那说道：每当他们欲向上腾起，便被箭雨织成的罗网阻住去势；而当他们想四散奔逃之时，被称为“善用双手者”(Savyasācin)的阿周那又以“婆罗”(bhalla)利箭将其逼回，不许突围。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined mastery: power guided by control and precision can restrain chaos more effectively than uncontrolled violence. Arjuna’s skill functions as regulation—blocking every avenue of escape—showing strategic restraint and focused action.
Those being targeted attempt two kinds of escape—rising upward and scattering sideways. Arjuna counters both: a ‘net’ of arrows halts upward movement, and bhalla arrows prevent lateral flight, enclosing them through superior archery.